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On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave Jenkins and Dr. John Frame have a wide-ranging conversation about why Christians should read and study philosophy, free will, the problem of evil, making good arguments, and his book, We Are All Philosophers: A Christian Introduction to Seven Fundamental Questions (Lexham Press, 2019).
What you’ll hear in this episode
- Why Christians should read and study philosophy.
- How philosophy relates to theology.
- What Christian philosophers Dr. Frame has found helpful, who they are, and why they’ve been so beneficial to him.
- How the question, “What is everything made of?” relates to a Christian worldview.
- What free will is and how important it is for the Christian to get a good idea and understanding of this concept.
- Free will, stewardship, and the Christian’s responsibility before God.
- How Anslem has influenced Dr. John Frame.
- Why Christians make arguments.
- Why human thinking should be through a biblical worldview.
- How Christians should think about the problem of evil and answer those who question or doubt whether God is good.
- Some of the most significant Christian philosophers in the history of the church.
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Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah, and lives in beautiful Southern Oregon. He is a writer, editor, and speaker who loves Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology.
Dave serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries and the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine. He is the Host and Producer of the Equipping You in Grace Podcast and a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word.
He is the author of The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age (G3 Press, 2022), and Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024).
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When he is not engaged in ministry work, Dave enjoys spending time with his wife, going to movies, sharing a meal at a favorite restaurant, or playing a round of golf with friends. He is also a voracious reader, particularly of Reformed theology and the Puritans, and is often found working through a stack of new books from a wide range of Christian publishers.
Dave earned his M.A.R. and M.Div. from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.
